John Irving has been a senior corporate executive since 1990 and has been a lawyer since 1981. His executive positions have been in the retail, building products, food processing, shipping and energy industries. He is currently the Chief Legal Officer at Powerex Corp. He has lived and worked in British Columbia, Ontario and the United Kingdom. He has been responsible for legal and other functions such as corporate governance, procurement, facilities, regulatory, compliance, First Nations relations and environmental management.  He is a Certified Director from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Family is the most important thing in John’s life and he wants to help other families by working with Family Services of Great Vancouver.